The couple is being held in ‘derogatory’ in Iran, MP says

The government has been urged to work “decisively” to secure the freedom of a British couple detained in Iran.

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both 52, were on a “once-one lifetime” journey worldwide, when they were arrested by Iranian officials in January and later accused of espionage-some family refuses.

Following a meeting of the All-Periodical Group for arbitrary detention and mortgage cases (APPG), the couple’s son Joe Bennett told the BBC that he wanted the UK government to “actually pressure” Iran for his immediate release.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) says it continues to increase the case directly with Iranian officials.

Mr. Bennett said that the meeting had assured the family that was supported to him, but he would still continue to pressurize the government to “make sure that what can be done is being done immediately”.

Iran’s government has been approached for comment.

APPG Vice Chairing Brendon O’Hara told the BBC that it was “absolutely humiliating” that Mr. and Ms. Foreman, who was just on leave and “no political relations”, “was taken hostage”.

The Scottish National Party MP told the Eastern Sussex to the couple “innocent victims of geopolitical power struggle”, which compare them to “ingestioned chips” among the states.

O’Hara said, “The UK government has to work and it is decisively to work”, urged the authorities that “they can do everything probably” that can do to secure their freedom.

He pointed to the case of Nazanin Zagri-Retklif, a British-Irani citizen, who was taken hostage for six years by the Iranian government to pressurize Britain to pay to pay. Long, multi-mill-pound loan,

A barrister representing the family, the head discist, said the BBC was worried that the couple’s human rights were not being fully preserved in Iran.

He said that he was held in solitary imprisonment for more than 30 days and did not know what he was being accused for several months.

Mr. Bennett said that he did not talk to his parents for more than six months.

FCDO advises against all travels to Iran.

“British and British-Irani double citizens have significant risk in arrest, inquiry or custody,” it says in Iran travel advice.

“The British having a British passport or connection for the Iranian officials may be a sufficient reason for you to take you into custody.”